Salman Rushdie and Hilary Mantel. The International Booker Prize in 2024 was awarded to Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck, a German novel translated into English by Michael Hofmann. The prize awards £ ...

Daud Haider faced the wrath of religious groups and was forced into exile after writing a poem criticizing religion. Haider became a DW journalist in Germany, where he died in April. He was never ...

In 2022, Salman Rushdie was about to deliver a lecture before a live ... as he raised it in self-defence Writer Salman Rushdie has been awarded a prestigious German prize for his literary work and for ...

Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie canceled his planned speech at a California college after students protested his appearance.

Two recent flare-ups over commencement speeches show how difficult—and necessary—truly defending free expression is.